Material Event Form 8 K

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 12, 2024, each of Charles Piluso, Chris Panagiotakos, Harold Schwartz and Thomas Kempster, the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President and Executive Vice President, respectively, of Data Storage Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), entered into written stock selling plans (the "10b5-1 Plans") in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company's Insider Trading Policy. The Company has been advised that it is the intent of Messrs. Piluso, Panagiotakos, Schwartz and Kempster to use the proceeds of any sales of common stock made pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plans to pay income tax obligations related to awards of restricted stock units made pursuant to the Company's 2021 Stock Incentive Plan.

Under Rule 10b5-1, directors, officers and other employees may adopt a pre-arranged plan or contract for the sale of Company securities under specified conditions and at specified times when they are not in possession of material non-public information.

The 10b5-1 Plans entered into by Messrs. Piluso, Panagiotakos, Schwartz and Kempster allow for the sale of a maximum of approximately 8,967, 6,072, 5,299 and 5,299 shares, respectively, of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, over a seven-month period beginning on September 12, 2024 through April 15, 2025. Sales of shares by Messrs. Piluso, Panagiotakos, Schwartz and Kempster pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plans provide for sales of specified share amounts on the open market on specified dates at prevailing market prices.

Transactions made under the 10b5-1 Plans will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report on specific Rule 10b5-1 pre-planned stock trading plans of Company officers, nor to report modifications or terminations of the aforementioned 10b5-1 Plans or the plan of any other individual.